Monday, August 13, 2012

The Heat is On (and so is the race)

Those are just a small sampling of Mom’s many sayings; the
combination of school teacher and Jewish mother make for a seemingly endless
supply.One of my favorites though has
got to be:

“Everything happens for a reason.”

I’m not a religious guy; there was a point in my life where
I felt differently (now is not the time or the place), but let’s just say that
life has convinced me otherwise.I do
however like to think that there is ebb and flow to the world.Every yin has its yang.Every action, a reaction.You get the point.

This past weekend the Mrs. and I had flights to head down
south to our former stomping grounds.After her first semester in grad school (where she learned every bone
and muscle in less than 2 months) and more than seven months at my new job without taking
a day off, our mini vacation was well-deserved.Alas, Mother Nature would have none of it: our Friday night flight was
canceled due to the rough weather.We were supposedly re-booked for early Saturday morning but when we got
to the airport we learned that – along with about fifteen others – we were in
fact only on standby.

We have a rule in our family that only one person at a time
can be distressed; the other has to be calm and take care of business.I was beaten to the punch on frustration and
disappointment so I got to work making our alternate plans.After some convincing arguments to Delta and
then to Jet Blue (I will always think twice now about split reservations), I
was able to get re-booked by Delta and received credit for most of the value of
our flights from Jet Blue.

The Silver Lining

In advance of our canceled trip I had removed my saddle,
pedals, and extra aerobars from my bike, and lined up a rental for Sunday’s
long ride.I’ll have to do the same again
so as not to miss a ride, but as luck would have it, there just so happens to
be a race this weekend in Miami: the Key Biscayne Trilogy.I wasted no time signing up and I will join the
action with my fellow Locos on Sunday morning.I was already pumped to visit Miami but now I have added incentive.Instead of a rental, I have a loaner ride set
up from a fellow Loco (thanks Angela!) and I can’t wait to see what my
increased fitness can do on my old training/racing route.

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In September 2010 I participated in my first race, a duathlon in Key Biscayne, FL. I had a blast and was envious of those athletes that had completed the triathlon version of the event. I was determined to do it too; only I couldn't swim and had only been running a few months. I have since completed many triathlons, including two half-iron distance races and one full. This blog tells you how I got here, what I've learned (and am still learning), about training, nutrition, life balance, gear, and all other things triathlon-related. What started it all?

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